By TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press
POMPEII, Italy (AP) – A new project inside the Pompeii archaeological site is reviving ancient textile dyeing techniques to show another side of daily life before the city was destroyed by a volcano in A.D. 79
The inspiration comes from frescoes unearthed inside the archaeological site that show winged cupids dyeing cloth, gathering grapes for wine and making perfumes.
“It is very close to the actual reality,” the archaeological site’s direc
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